Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 385 · 40 questions

Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

1. 1.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
5. 5.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
39. 39.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it

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